Meaning

9 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

    They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink.

    Einkauf, Kauf, Anschaffung

    поку́пкаpokúpka, приобрете́ниеpriobreténije, ку́пляkúplja

    купі́вляkupívlja, купува́нняkupuvánnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

    He was pleased with his latest purchase.

    Kauf, Anschaffung

    ку́пленная вещьkúplennaja veščʹ, приобрете́ниеpriobreténije

  3. (countable, uncountable)That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.

    добы́тая вещьdobýtaja veščʹ, приобрете́ниеpriobreténije

  4. (countable, uncountable)A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.

  5. (also, figuratively, uncountable)Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.

    It is hard to get purchase on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.

    подъёмникpodʺjómnik

    the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

  6. (countable, uncountable)The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and (in nautical terminology) the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.

    подъёмникpodʺjómnik

  7. (uncountable)The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.

  8. (countable, dated, uncountable)Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

  9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)

Examples

437 sentences
  1. I would like to purchase some boots.

    Я хотів би придбати черевики. — deniko

    ruЯ хотел бы купить какие-нибудь ботинки. — Lenin_1917

    deIch möchte gerne Stiefel kaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I paid for the purchase in cash.

    Я заплатив за покупку готівкою. — deniko

    ruЯ заплатил за покупку наличными. — timsa

    deIch habe den Einkauf bar bezahlt. — lilygilder

  3. Did Tom purchase it?

    Том це купив? — deniko

    ruТом купил это? — sharptoothed

    deHat Tom das erworben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom purchased a pistol.

    Том придбав пістолет. — deniko

  5. Tom purchased the medicine Mary needed.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price:
Русский
By meaning 4
the acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price:
that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent:
that which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly:
any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price:

Origin

From Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer (“seek to obtain”) from pur- (f

From Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer (“seek to obtain”) from pur- (from Latin pro-) + chac(i)er (“to chase, pursue”). Compare Old French porchacier (“to follow, to chase”), which has given French pourchasser (“to chase without relent”).

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